TV Personality

TV Guest. Sports Commentator. Broadcast & Production Advisor.

Kathrine Switzer is a popular guest personality on TV and radio shows around the world, as well a professional sports commentator herself. A few of her guest TV appearances have been on Oprah, Today, Tonight, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, Nightline, PBS, HBO,ESPN, CBC (Canada), BBC (UK), TVNZ (New Zealand), NHK (Japan) ZDF (Germany),RAI (Italy), TF1 (France) and Globo (Brazil). She brings her clients exceptional publicity opportunities.

Coverage of stellar events includes the Olympic Games, Olympic Trials, World and National Championships. She has covered every televised edition of the Boston Marathon—36 consecutive years—as well as 27 broadcasts of the New York City Marathon, 19 of Pittsburgh and 14 of Los Angeles. In many of the races she organized, she also served as broadcast and production advisor.

New York City Marathon, 1982, ’83,’85,’86,’88-’91(continues to present on NBC)

Bislett Games, Oslo, Norway, Grand Prix Track, 1987-’90.

New York Mini Marathon-10 Km. women’s Race, 1985-’91.

New York City Mita Games, Grand Prix Track, 1991.

USA Track and Field National Championships, Indianapolis, 1985, ’87.

Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, Sacramento, California,1985.

CBS Network

Boston Marathon, WBZ-TV, 1979-to present.

Chicago Marathon, 1984, 2006-‘08.

Continental Homes 10 Km, Phoenix, Arizona, 1985.

Asian Broadcasting union (ABU) and Television New Zealand

Olympic Games: Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Men’s and Women’s Marathons and 10,000 meters; Women’s 1500 and 3000 meter events, Seoul, Korea, 1988. (NB: work for TV-New Zealand on location in Seoul for the Games was syndicated to the ABU and carried all over English-speaking Asia, a 3 billion viewership).

Manila International Marathon, The Philippines, Manila National TV, 1981.

About Kathrine

Kathrine Switzer has long been one of runnings most iconic figures. N0t just for breaking barriers as the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running.